- from the door
- See: KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
from the door
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from the door — See: KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR … Dictionary of American idioms
To keep the wolf from the door — Wolf Wolf, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk , L. lupus, Gr. ly kos, Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. e lkein to draw, drag, tear in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep the wolf (wolves) from the door — {v. phr.} To avoid hunger, poverty, and/or creditors. * / I don t like my job, Mike complained, but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door. / Compare: KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER … Dictionary of American idioms
keep the wolf (wolves) from the door — {v. phr.} To avoid hunger, poverty, and/or creditors. * / I don t like my job, Mike complained, but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door. / Compare: KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER … Dictionary of American idioms
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